Play My Music Explained

Play My Music
Cover:Jonas Brothers - Play My Music.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Jonas Brothers
Album:Camp Rock
Released:May 3, 2008
Recorded:2007
Genre:Pop rock
Length:3:17
Label:Walt Disney
Producer:Mitch Allan
Prev Title:We Rock
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Burnin' Up
Next Year:2008

"Play My Music" is a song by the American pop rock band Jonas Brothers. The song was released as the band's second single from the soundtrack album Camp Rock. This song is also featured in the DVD release of Disney's Have a Laugh! Volume 4 in Re-Micks musical short segment.

Critical reception

Neil Genzlinger from The New York Times said that the song is the highlight of the movie and "showing the verve and stage presence the other performers lack".[1] Bob Smithouser from The Pluggedin said the song is one of the album's best along with "Start the Party", also saying that "We Rock" and "Play My Music" encourage people to follow their dreams.[2] Kate Richardson from Idolator was positive and commented that the song "really shine".[3]

Live performances

The band performed the song at Cambio special from MTV on June 25, 2010.[4] They also sang the song at Walmart Soundcheck, released on November 2 the same year.[5] The song was included in their live album , released on February 27, 2009.[6]

Charts

Chart (2008)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 71
Italy (FIMI)[8] 35
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 14
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[10] 26

Notes and References

  1. News: Cinderella Goes to Camp, and Prince Charming Sings. The New York Times. 20 June 2008 . March 28, 2019. Genzlinger . Neil.
  2. Web site: Camp Rock - Music Review. The Pluggedin. March 28, 2019.
  3. Web site: "Camp Rock" Soundtrack Plays By The Rules. Idolator. March 28, 2019.
  4. Web site: The Jonas Brothers Take On YouTube & MTV With Cambio. Ad Week. 16 June 2010 . March 28, 2019.
  5. Web site: Camp Rock 2 Live: Walmart Soundcheck. Walmart. 1962-10-01. 2012-02-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20140205023138/http://soundcheck.walmart.com/Artists/camp-rock-2/2010. 2014-02-05. dead.
  6. Web site: Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience. Deezer. March 28, 2019.
  7. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 October 2008. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081019130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081020-0000/Issue971.pdf. dead. 2008-10-19. October 20, 2008. Australian Web Archive. 971. March 28, 2019.
  8. Web site: Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 10. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Italian. March 28, 2019. March 18, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318054616/https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2019/10. dead.
  9. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 12, 2019. VG-lista. March 23, 2019.
  10. Web site: Jonas Brothers Singles & Awards. AllMusic. https://web.archive.org/web/20121014164529/http://www.allmusic.com:80/artist/jonas-brothers-mn0000548397/awards. October 14, 2012. October 25, 2023.